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	Equal Marriage for Same-Sex Couples \| Legal \| Saskatchewan New Green Alliance Party
		Marriage could remain an opposite sex institution, either by legislating an opposite sex requirement for marriage, or by restating the opposite sex meaning of marriage in the preamble of a new piece of legislation that would create an equivalent to marriage for federal purposes (either civil union or domestic partnership) for other conjugal relationships; or
		Marriage could be changed to also include same sex couples by legislating to give same sex couples the legal capacity to marry; or
		Some opponents of equal access to civil marriage for same sex couples argue that religious freedom will be restricted and that the government could dictate to churches that they must perform marriage ceremonies for gay and lesbian couples.
	www.samesexmarriage.ca /legal/sask_nga.htm (1338 words)

	Same-sex marriage in Saskatchewan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saskatchewan has recognized same-sex marriage, as of November 5, 2004.
		On September 27, 2004, Saskatchewan Justice Minister Frank Quennell told CBC News that neither he nor the province will take a stand on the issue of same-sex marriage.
		On 5 November, she ruled that the common-law opposite-sex definition of marriage violates the Charter rights of same-sex couples, and that "the common-law definition of marriage for civil purposes is declared to be 'the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others.'"
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Saskatchewan (239 words)

	Supreme Court of Canada - Decisions - Reference re Same-Sex Marriage
		While federal recognition of same-sex marriage would have an impact in the provincial sphere, the effects are incidental and do not relate to the core of the power in respect of “solemnization of marriage” under s.
		In saying that marriage for civil purposes is “the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others”, this section stipulates the threshold requirements of that institution: “two persons”, regardless of gender, are legally capable of being married.
		I conceive that marriage, as understood in Christendom, may for this purpose be defined as the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others.
	scc.lexum.umontreal.ca /en/2004/2004scc79/2004scc79.html (8706 words)

	HOMOSEXUAL (SAME-SEX) MARRIAGES - All sides to the issue
		Currently, only one man and one woman can be joined in matrimony and have their marriages recognized by the state, except for residents of Massachusetts who successfully won a court battle for the right to marry.
		Same-sex couples were able to obtain marriage licenses in San Francisco, CA, and in various towns in New Mexico and New York for short intervals of time during 2004.
		Marriage has been available for both opposite-sex and same-sex couples since mid-2004-MAY. However, the state has an ancient miscegenation law on the books that was passed to prevent out of state inter-racial couples from coming to Massachusetts and marrying.
	www.religioustolerance.org /hom_marr.htm (1610 words)

	Same-Sex "Marriage" in Canada: A Guide for American Legislators
		Significantly, Parliament included language that sent a strong message that the traditional definition of marriage, as the union of one man and one woman, was to be unaffected by this legislation.
		Same-sex marriage in Canada is not being imposed as the result of the conscious choice of a liberal electorate.
		Even with respect to marriage solemnization, legal questions will undoubtedly arise as to whether same-sex marriage is really contrary to the “doctrines, rites, usages or customs” of the religious body, as the proposed legislation requires.
	www.heritage.org /Research/LegalIssues/bg1870.cfm (4070 words)

	michi_fab_mula's Xanga Site
		According to the Constitution of Canada, the definition of marriage is the exclusive responsibility of the federal government—this interpretation was upheld by a December 9, 2004 opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada.
		The same language that had been passed in 1999 was brought to a free vote, with members asked to vote for or against the 1999 definition of marriage as "the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others." Motions are not legislatively binding in
		On 14 December, Minister Cotler attempted a concession to those opposed to same-sex marriage by indicating that the bill would allow civic officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages; however, this is beyond the reach of federal legislation as civic officiaions are regulated by the provinces.
	www.xanga.com /michi_fab_mula (4370 words)

	WiccanWeb.ca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Saskatchewan will become the seventh jurisdiction in Canada to allow same-sex marriages, a judge ruled Friday.
		"The common-law definition of marriage for civil purposes is declared to be 'the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others,'' " Wilson wrote.
		She made the decision after hearing from five gay and lesbian couples who were denied marriage licences in the province.
	www.wiccanweb.ca /print-6998.html (91 words)

	Court cases about homosexual (Same-Sex) Marriages in Canada
		They wrote, in part: "The state's interest in marriage is not connected to the promotion of a particular conception of appropriate gender roles, nor is it to reserve procreation and the raising of children to marriage.
		He declared the marriage act in Manitoba to be unconstitutional and ordered the definition of marriage to be "reformulated to mean a voluntary union for life of two persons at the exclusion of all others." This is an all-time record on a SSM ruling for a court in Canada: three weeks.
		She wrote: "The common-law definition of marriage for civil purposes is declared to be 'the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others'." This was not much of a surprise, because neither the provincial nor the federal government intervened in the case.
	www.religioustolerance.org /hom_marb1.htm (3776 words)

	Take Action: Support Marriage Equality for ALL!
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		I believe that marriage and other civil rights protections are essential to making all families safer and more secure.
		By signing this petition, I agree to support efforts to make marriage equality a reality in our country, and to oppose any attempts to discriminate against GLBT couples and individuals.
	www.hrcactioncenter.org /campaign/millionformarriageac (134 words)

	Mapleleafweb.com: Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage - Canadian Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage
		In its official party position, the Liberals linked same-sex marriage to the Charter and minority rights, arguing that the recognition of same-sex marriage was important to the protection and advancement of minority and vulnerable groups in Canada.
		That same year, several lawsuits were filed in the Province requesting that marriage licences be issued to same-sex couples.
		Saskatchewan: In 2004, two same-sex couples brought suits against the provincial government to have their marriages legally recognized.
	www.mapleleafweb.com /features/general/same_sex/canadian-perspectives.html (2561 words)

	Same-Sex Marriage \| Gay Marriage \| Queer Marriage
		Marriage is the most prominent way in which two peoples' romantic love and commitment to each other are recognized and affirmed.
		Gays and lesbians felt stressed when asked to celebrate marriages of friends or family members, as they knew that society would not permit them to celebrate in the same way --not for any good reason, but simply because they were gay or lesbian.
		The rhetoric now being used against gay and lesbian marriage (including that it destroys the institution of marriage) has been used in the past against allowing married women to own property, legalizing contraception, inter-racial marriage, and making women the legal equals of their husband.
	www.queermarriage.com /index.php?content=QA (2644 words)

	Marriage & Same Sex Unions
		Harper Promises Marriage Vote This Fall and Commons to Revisit Same Sex Marriage Traditional marriage advocates gear up for a revisit by Parliament of the decision to allow same-sex marriage.
		Marriage Commissioners - Notwithstanding promises that freedom of religion would be protected under the Civil Marriage Act (below), several provincial governments have adopted policies insisting that marriage commissioners must perform same-sex marriage ceremonies if they want to keep their licenses.
		Factum of the Alliance for Marriage and Family in the 3 parents case to be heard by the Ontario Court of Appeal.
	www.christianlegalfellowship.org /marriage (1584 words)

	General Conference 2006 Issue - Same-sex Marriage
		During General Conference 2004, a grassroots forum on marriage met to discuss the issue of homosexual marriage or unions and how BIC churches should respond to legal and societal pressures.
		The Marriage Consultation held in June 2005 was a first response to this concern, and statements coming out of the Consultation attempted to address the issue of marriage from a positive and big-picture standpoint.
		However, because the Consultation was not designed to specifically address the concerns surrounding same-sex marriage, the General Conference Board crafted a clearly worded addition to the Manual of Doctrine and Government to be approved at General Conference 2006.
	www.bic-church.org /momentum/february2006/gcissue_marriage.asp (256 words)

	Same-Sex Marriage \| Gay Marriage \| Queer Marriage
		"The common-law definition of marriage for civil purposes is declared to be 'the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others,' " Justice Donna Wilson wrote in her five-page ruling.
		The law was challenged in Saskatchewan by five gay couples, who went to court seeking the right to wed.
		In lower court decisions in Ontario and Quebec, justices struck down the common-law, or judge-made, prohibition to same-sex marriage, which limited marriage to the union of one man and one woman.
	www.queermarriage.com /index.php?content=showNews&nID=95 (343 words)

	JP Boyd's BC Family Law Resource: Breaking News > 2004 Archives
		In cases of sham marriage for citizenship purposes, it is usually the case that both parties are aware that the marriage is merely a means to an end, and, as a result, complaints are rarely made.
		If you are involved in a sham marriage, charges are unlikely to ever be pressed unless your partner makes a complaint to the immigration people and convinces them that he or she was entirely gulled by your conduct into acquiescing to the marriage.
		As to the constitutionality of limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples, the court held that the government had already accepted the position that it was unconstitutional when it failed to appeal the rulings of the various Courts of Appeal that legalized same-sex marriage.
	www.bcfamilylawresource.com /20/2004body.htm (8851 words)

	Same-sex marriage in Manitoba, Canada
		It became the fifth political jurisdiction in Canada to expand the definition of marriage to allow same-sex couples to marry.
		He declared the marriage act in Manitoba to be unconstitutional and ordered the definition of marriage to be "reformulated to mean a voluntary union for life of two persons at the exclusion of all others.".
		Same-sex couples in the Northwest Territory, Nunavut Territory, and the Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland/Labrador are in a legal limbo.
	www.religioustolerance.org /hom_marb29.htm (1233 words)

	Equal Marriage for Same-Sex Couples \| Legal Marriage - Canada
		Yesterday, in a unanimous decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal chose to exercise it's lawful jurisdiction to fill a legislative gap and extend a child's parentage to three individuals: the biological mother and father as well as the mother's lesbian partner.
		The decision gives children of lesbian and gay marriages a sense of acceptance and inclusion as a family, and improves the protections of parents and children.
		The couples involved in these three cases won their right to choose marriage recognized in accordance with the principles of equality and freedom that all Canadians value.
	www.samesexmarriage.ca /legal (687 words)

	Sask. court approves same-sex marriage
		With Friday's ruling, Saskatchewan becomes the seventh jurisdiction in Canada to allow gays and lesbians to legally marry.
		The top court upheld a ruling by an Ontario court that found the traditional definition of marriage to be unconstitutional.
		The Association for Marriage and the Family in Ontario and the Interfaith Coalition on Marriage and Family had hoped to appeal the ruling after the federal government refused to do so.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2004/11/05/same-sex_marriage_041105.html (1308 words)

	WorldNetDaily: How same-sex marriage threatens liberty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		If gay marriage is legalized, then any church or religious organization that doesn't agree with same-sex marriage will likely come under intense pressure to either change their views or go silent.
		Same-sex marriage is a serious threat to our civil and religious liberties and could lead to widespread discrimination against people who disagree.
		Six legal scholars wrote of Massachusetts' effort to equate civil unions with man/woman marriage, "Churches and other religious organizations that fail to embrace civil unions as indistinct from marriage may be forced to retreat from their practices, or else face enormous legal pressure to change their views.
	worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38195 (1210 words)

	Same Sex Marriage: A Selective Bibliography
		The movement to open civil marriage to same-sex couples achieved its first temporary success in 1993 with the decision of the Hawaii Supreme Court that the restriction of marriage to opposite-sex couples would be presumed unconstitutional unless the state could demonstrate that it furthered a compelling state interest.
		The Circuit Court decision held that the sex-based classification in the Hawaii marriage statute was unconstitutional, and enjoined the state from denying a marriage license solely because the applicants were of the same sex.
		Declares that the recognition or extension by the state of the specific statutory benefits of legal marriage to nonmarital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes is against the strong public policy of the state of Ohio.
	law-library.rutgers.edu /SSM.html (11011 words)

	CHRISTIANGAYS.COM: Same-Sex Marriage
		Though hundreds of foreigners have come to Canada to seek civil ceremonies since gay marriages were first allowed in Ontario and British Columbia in 2003, not all countries or states recognize the unions.
		Activists are prepaing litigation to have the common law definition of marriage extended to include same-sex couples.
		But, anything homosexuals may do in the privacy of their bedrooms is already being done by some married couple according to the sex manuals available.
	www.christiangays.com /marriage.shtml (1319 words)

	Vellacott defends marriage commissioner under attack - Saskatchewan’s first case of refusal to perform same-sex ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Several months ago, Nichols filed a complaint before the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, objecting to the province’s violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the province’s human rights code by discriminating against him on the basis of his conscience and religious freedom.
		Yesterday, Vellacott expressed consternation upon learning that the Saskatchewan Justice Minister is investigating this complaint against a marriage commissioner.
		She said that her province should not force marriage commissioners to marry homosexuals, arguing that there are enough commissioners willing to perform the ceremonies.
	www.igs.net /~tonyc/ssbrep22.html (404 words)

	Saskatchewan becomes seventh Canadian jurisdiction to allow same-sex marriage North County Times - Nation / World - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		SASKATOON, Saskatchewan -- A Saskatchewan court ruling Friday made the Canadian prairie province the country's seventh jurisdiction to allow homosexuals to wed.
		Justice Donna Wilson sided with courts in five other provinces and one territory, saying existing marriage laws discriminate against gay couples and were unconstitutional.
		The Saskatchewan ruling came after five gay couples went to court seeking the right to wed.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2004/11/06/news/nation/19_00_3011_5_04.txt (563 words)

	Canada-Christian Sued For Refusing To Marry Gays - Worthy Boards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Tribunal, which is not under standard rules of evidence or judicial procedures, has yet to render a decision, though thus far, in most decisions in cases of this kind, the outcome has favoured the homosexual activists over religious conscientious objectors.
		Saskatchewan Commissioners Resigning or Refusing to "Marry" Homosexuals
		Thank the Lord for these godly marriage commissioners who have resigned and or are choosing to fight it out in the system, tho I don't see much hope in a reversal of the law unless perhaps Christians in Canada pressure their government to make the change.
	www.worthyboards.com /index.php?showtopic=60154 (1332 words)

	Maurice Vellacott (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Several months ago, Nichols filed a complaint before the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, objecting to the province’s violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the province’s human rights code by discriminating against him on the basis of his conscience and religious freedom.
		“There are other marriage commissioners in Regina who are prepared to solemnize a homosexual marriage,” said Vellacott, noting that Manitoba lesbian, Stefphany Cholakis, the first Manitoban to register a same-sex marriage, has also urged governments to show some tolerance and find an acceptable compromise.
		She said that her province should not force marriage commissioners to marry homosexuals, arguing that there are enough commissioners willing to perform the ceremonies.
	www.clhrf.com /marriage/maurice.marriage14.7.05.htm (389 words)

	Same-sex marriage in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This can be seen as far back as 1996 when an Angus-Reid/Southam News poll reached the conclusion that 49% of Canadians favoured same-sex marriage, while 51% were opposed.
		Although these numbers have fluctuated, many polls on the issue show oppostition to same-sex marriage receiving more support than the extension of marriage to same-sex couples.
		[20] Another Environics poll taken January 2006 said 66% of Canadians were against bringing the issue of same-sex marriage back to Parliament, and this time 30% wanted the issue brought back.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Canada (5823 words)

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